In the dock

I have read that the Green Party is on the warpath regarding the banning of tail docking for ^working dogs. I really don’t know what goes on in these people’s minds regarding the welfare of our most loved shooting companions.

We have been through this time and time again with these do-gooders who think they know about animal husbandry. They don’t. Why would we put our furry-coated friends in danger of hurting themselves from bruised tail bones to split and bleeding skin.

They obviously think it is all fine to have our dogs in pain and suffering every shooting season, and all because they disagree with us getting a vet giving them a snip when they are pups.

Stephen Currie, Dumfries and Galloway